Weekly Word | Episode 42 | 9/17/2017

We are pleased to report that Faction Cat is 100% feeling great, and ready to rock an roll again coming off of a remarkable 2nd place effort at Kentucky Downs last weekend. FC was able to close on a number of his foes in the stretch under the guidance of Jack Gilligan. At this point his trade mark style is catlike… pounce late and pickup checks! Jordan is considering adding blinkers to the next event in order to focus on a straightforward run. Please stay tuned to the Cat’s page because we will be asking the secretary for a race at the end of Churchill’s September meet.

Today was Holiday Storm‘s first four furlong breeze, which Jordan was very pleased with. She handled an aggressive breezemate on the turn, then smoothly rode past near the finish pole. We were fortunate to have Jack in the irons for today’s workout. If he is to be our race rider on HS, it’s nice that they have a chance to build a friendship first. Horses need to trust their riders and vice versa. Our filly will have another four furlong breeze, and then most likely a 5f work from the gate before her debut. See the footage below in today’s weekly word:

We have a Group 4 prospect to watch breeze tomorrow in Lexington. If it goes well, Jordan will come down and have a look next week. Stand by for more information and keep in mind that the private sales take longer that the hammer strike of an auction ring.

And Mike.. We just use good old fashioned checks by mail for buy-ins. Partly because card companies charge a percentage, and sites like Venmo and Paypal have limits on transfer amounts that are far under the $50k we raise for each horse.